Perspectives: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan building up for another potential round of fighting An unusual constellation of outside players taking shape. Svenja Petersen Aug 28, 2023
Kazakhstan seeks return of Nazarbayev-linked bank from London It appears to be yet another salvo against the disgraced former president. Joanna Lillis Feb 16, 2023
Belarus’s Lukashenko visits Abkhazia The surprise trip comes amid a period of geopolitical turmoil in the region, as Russia is getting set to annex several parts of Ukraine. Sep 28, 2022
Extremist religious group attacks Azerbaijani embassy in London The group said it was avenging an Azerbaijani woman who was "persecuted" by the authorities for writing a Shiite slogan on the wall of her home. Heydar Isayev Aug 5, 2022
Turkmenistan: Holiday road Because official statistics are nonsense, we look to personnel reshuffles to understand where the government recognizes it is underperforming. Our weekly briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jul 12, 2022
Tbilisi’s Russians watch their country’s war with shame and worry As anti-Russian sentiment rises in Georgia, the many Russians here share Georgians’ shock and disgust at what is happening in Ukraine. Giorgi Lomsadze Mar 4, 2022
Perspectives | Why Kazakhstan’s leaders fear regional unrest Rigged elections have created political crises in two other post-Soviet countries this year, leaving Nur-Sultan edgy ahead of a parliamentary vote. Aruzhan Meirkhanova Oct 27, 2020
Kazakhstan headhunts Belarusian IT developers, in vain so far Astana Hub hoping political unrest could tempt some specialists into coming their way. Almaz Kumenov Sep 4, 2020
Here’s looking at EAEU #4: Belarus backs itself into trade corner Hypocritical election congratulations underscore the cold strategic underpinnings of a bloc that is as much about politics as it is about trade. Here’s looking at EAEU Sep 3, 2020
Pashinyan congratulates Lukashenko on controversial re-election The move disappointed many Armenians, who see the ongoing protests in Belarus as an echo of their own Velvet Revolution two years ago. Joshua Kucera Aug 10, 2020
Lukashenko appears alongside “dead” ex-Kyrgyz PM after protests Usenov claims he died in 2013 and that he is really called Uritsky. Peter Leonard Aug 10, 2020
Eurasian millions in London: Meet the enablers As British legal tools catch up with the post-Soviet elite, their bankers, lawyers and reputation managers are entering the spotlight. David Trilling Mar 17, 2020
Georgia’s strange Sherlock Holmes moment A Georgian TV station claims to have found a British fugitive that an international police hunt failed to track down. Giorgi Lomsadze Jan 24, 2019
